Chess tournament history

The chess tournament history definitely shows the monopoly which the Russianss have on the first place.
Chess Olympiads (a.k.a. World Team Championships)
Bled 2002 - 		1st Russia 38.5	2nd Hungary 37.5 3rd Armenia 35

Istanbul 2000 -   	1st Russia 38 2nd Germany 37 3rd Ukraine 35.5

Elista 1998 -       	1st Russia 35.5 2nd USA 34.5 3rd Ukraine 32.5

Yerevan 1996 -   	1st Russia 38.5 2nd Ukraine 35 3rd USA 34

Moscow 1994 -   	1st Russia 37.5 2nd Bosnia/Herz' 35 3rd Russia II 34.5

Manila 1992 -     	1st Russia 39 2nd Uzbekistan 35 3rd Armenia 34.5

Novi Sad 1990 -  	1st USSR 39 2nd USA 35.5 3rd England 35.5

Thessaloniki 1988 - 	1st USSR 40.5 2nd England 34.5 3rd Netherlands 34.5

Dubai 1986 - 		1st USSR 40 2nd England 39 3rd USA 38

Thessaloniki 1984 - 	1st USSR 41 2nd England 37 3rd USA 35

Luzern 1982 - 		1st USSR 39 2nd CSSR 39	3rd USA 35

Valletta 1980 - 	1st USSR 39 2nd Hungary 39 3rd USA 35

Buenos Aires 1978 - 	1st Hungary 37 2nd USSR 36 3rd USA 35

Haifa 1976 - 		1st USA 37 2nd Netherlands 36.5 3rd England 35.5 

 (note: USSR and others did not compete in 1976 for political reasons)

Nice 1974 - 		1st USSR 46 2nd Yugoslavia 37.5 3rd USA 36.5

Skopje 1972 -		1st USSR 42 2nd Hungary 40.5 3rd Yugoslavia 38

Siegen 1970 -		1st USSR 27.5 2nd Hungary 26.5 3rd Yugoslavia 26

Lugano 1968 - 	        1st USSR 39.5 2nd Yugoslavia 31 3rd Bulgaria 30

Havana 1966 - 	        1st USSR 39.5 2nd USA 34.5 3rd Hungary 33.5

Tel Aviv 1964 - 	1st USSR 36.5 2nd Yugoslavia 32	3rd W Germany 30.5

Varna 1962 - 		1st USSR 31.5 2nd Yugoslavia 28	3rd Argentina 26

Leipzig 1960 - 	1st USSR 34 2nd USA 29 3rd Yugoslavia 27

Munich 1958 - 	        1st USSR 34.5 2nd Yugoslavia 29	3rd Argentina 25.5

Moscow 1956 - 	        1st USSR 31 2nd Yugoslavia 26.5	3rd Hungary 26.5

Amsterdam 1954 - 	1st USSR 34 2nd Argentina 27 3rd Yugoslavia 26.5

Helsinki 1952 -        1st USSR 21 2nd Argentina 19.5 3rd Yugoslavia 19

Dubrovnik 1950 -	1st Yugo'via 45.5 2nd Argentina 43.5 3rd W Germany 40.5

Buenos Aires 1939 -	1st Germany 36 2nd Poland 35.5 3rd Estonia 33.5

Stockholm 1937 -	1st USA 54.5 2nd Hungary 48.5 3rd Poland 47 

Warsaw 1935 -	        1st USA 54 2nd Sweden 52.5 3rd Poland 52

Folkestone 1933 -	1st USA 39 2nd Czechoslovakia 37.5 3rd Poland 34 

Prague 1931 -		1st USA 48 2nd Poland 47 3rd Czechoslovakia 46.5

Hamburg 1930 -	        1st Poland 48.5	2nd Hungary 47 3rd Germany 44.5

The Hague 1928 -	1st Hungary 44 2nd USA 39.5 3rd Poland 57

London 1927 - 	        1st Hungary 40 2nd Denmark 38.5 3rd England 36.5